by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Un caro amante  
gentil costante
mi diede amor,
e un empio fato
me 'l tolse allor
che amante amato
venia fedele
in braccio a me.
Infin che porto
tal piaga al cor,
senza morire
al mio martire
altro conforto
no che non v'è.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Un caro amante ", HWV 20 no. 4 (1726), first performed 1726 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Scipione, no. 4

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-22
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Word count: 43